Category Archives: LIfestyle

Oh, Did My Baby Just Move Away to College? I forgot.

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I learned what it means to weep as soon as Neil and Erica picked me up at the airport when I returned home from dropping Adrienne off at college. I knew immediately that something was wrong.  His face was beet red and his chin was really swollen.  He said he wasn’t feeling too great, but we all know how men… Read more »

Going Away is Leading Me Back

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Friends, it has been a really long time.  I mentioned a few blog posts back that life came and slapped me in the head three years ago when Neil was diagnosed, out of the blue, with colon cancer. Since March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, I thought this would be a great time to jump back in to this whole… Read more »

Craft Show Display Ideas for Greeting Card Vendors

    It’s been a long time, folks!  I have two babies graduating in two months…one from high school and one from college.  Needless to say, things behind-the-scenes have been a little crazy. I participated in my first craft show in December.  I made 800 cards in 6 weeks.  I am glad that I did it, but I’m not sure… Read more »

Coming Soon…

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I have so many blog posts to write about our summer travels to Europe!  I finally set aside my fear of traveling overseas and I want to make sure I document every lit bit of our trip.  I took over 600 pictures, ate the most delicious food I have ever eaten in my entire life, and had so many crazy… Read more »

Shadow Box Room Decor

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You can view the other room décor items that I made for my daughter Erica’s room HERE (giant paper rosette,) HERE (upcycled bulletin board,) and HERE (upcycled chalkboard.)I purchased a bunch of shadow box frames several years ago from Target for $3.24.  (Does anyone ever buy stuff at Target that isn’t on clearance?!) This project was very easy to make.  I… Read more »